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Oaths and allegiance: do they matter?
How seriously do our ministers and leaders take this promise to be faithful to the constitution?
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The General, Trump and Women
What makes women come out? Injustice does
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Trump and the emerging international (dis)order
The most powerful country in the world, the US, has elected a President who at best is unpredictable
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A lifetime of suffering for Kashmiris with dwarfism
From childhood to adult life, little people of the disputed region live to bear insults and inhuman treatment
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How to win friends and influence people
A set of perceived and real threats has kept the young nation highly vulnerable
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Anonymous
Before granting anonymity, the media must consider the motivations of the source and be wary of possible manipulation
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Punjab: The sacred cow – rhetoric or reality?
From militancy, economic favouritism to creation of new provinces, Punjab remains centre of national controversies
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Economic hitmen
The crippling debt leads to financial insolvency and eventually results in compromising sovereignty
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Cold start, nukes and MAD
Cold Start Doctrine is a plan to deploy ground forces who could strike inside Pakistan quickly in event of a conflict
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Trump’s Afghan options
He has no plan, at least for now, to end war
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Strategising response to Trump
Prohibiting citizens of seven Muslim countries from entering US for the action of a few is blatant discrimination
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Lessons for Pakistan from the US: Democracy only works if you participate
People of Pakistan must become aware that they can make a difference by playing their part
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A party in retreat
Having left for Dubai, it is now announced that Zardari has once again set up a camp office there
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A continent of hope
When I look to Africa, I see a continent of hope, promise and vast potential
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An enabling environment for women
The key challenge is developing women to hold leadership positions
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Proxies, politics and house arrests
In Pakistan, a house arrest is more about politics & negotiation rather than legality in its nature of implementation
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PM’s top aide won Trump team pledges last year
FO has crafted a cautious approach in response to controversial executive orders by the US president
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Donald Trump is off to a poor start
The world is watching America’s 45th president as he settles down in his new office
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Careem and Logic
Since when has our government become so sensitive to the safety of lives and property of our travelling public?
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On something ‘non-controversial’
My final contribution to my children’s education was a word of advice at age 18, to read Bertrand Russell
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Taliban in disarray?
Several factions within the Taliban are vying for power
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Houston, we have a deadly problem
According to an estimate of US Census Bureau in 2010, there were 363,699 US residents of Pakistani descent
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Fighting the refugee xenophobia
Pakistan can’t afford to harshly react against a ban that falls short of applying to its citizens
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Chinese firms eye Pakistan amid Beijing's 'Silk Road' splurge
Chinese companies looking mainly at cement, steel, energy and textile sectors
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Think tank explains why India loathes CPEC
Delhi fears Kashmir’s internationalisation, China’s growing presence.
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Challenges India and Pakistan need to confront
India and Pakistan have not been able to live in peaceful coexistence since partition of the sub-continent
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From Washington to Davos
In Pakistan, Kashmir Day will be observed this Sunday with the usual zeal, force and frenzy
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A time of fear
Here in Pakistan the frisson of unease is palpable, especially among those that have been frequent fliers
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K-P education bill
K-P has been lagging behind in the implementation of the 18th amendment that ensures free and compulsory education
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Dear Muslims: let’s lead by example on #MuslimBan
How should one respond to persecution and outright discrimination?
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Trade for a more inclusive Pakistan
Trade could help Pakistan advance on all three fronts, while driving job creation and poverty reduction
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Parliamentary Privilege
Our Constitution does not provide Parliamentarians any specific immunity against criminal actions
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A lot to talk about!
Most multinationals dole out hefty advertisements to the shows that they believe draw huge audiences
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Hope against hopelessness
The international community has been many times on its verge to declare Pakistan as a failed state
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Pakistan’s debt: putting the record straight
Economic indicators are always open to interpretation and debate
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The nuclear and missile race
Pakistan and India are once again in news for testing their advanced missile capabilities
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Alarming arms race among Pakistan, India and China
Regional trio needs customised version of Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty that once existed between US, USSR
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End of cricket isolation?
The ghost of 2009 attack on the Sri Lankan team bus still haunts Pakistan
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Mela memories
That moment alone was worth all the effort of the whole year
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Aiming high is Pakistan’s way forward
My visit to Pakistan began last week at the enormous Tarbela dam
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The discourse on democracy
Democracy is undoubtedly the most popular system of governance
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American nightmare for Pakistanis
The pandemonium at Departures was horrendous, the cacophony deafening
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What has NAP achieved so far?
Point by point evaluation of 20 goals the civil-military leadership had set after Peshawar school attack in 2014
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All aboard
American-made General Electric locomotive engines have just arrived from the US for reviving Pakistan Railways
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New Partnerships, new opportunities
Working together for nearly seven decades, the US and Pakistan have improved the lives of millions of Pakistanis
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Some facts to consider
How serious is the Indian government about giving justice to the victims and survivors of the Sikh massacre of 1984?
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The wrong message
We have forgotten the August 11 speech of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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War on terror or on Islamic terrorism?
President Donald Trump has vowed to 'eradicate radical Islamic terrorism completely from the face of the earth'
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The Azhar Ali dilemma
To remove Pakistan ODI captain from the lead role or not is the question
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Being anti (Pakistan)
The people we most revere in Pakistani history are the ones who criticised